Product Description

Poppy seeds are nutritious and can be used in a great variety of dishes. They possess some unique healing properties that made them extremely popular among the healers of old. Nowadays, poppy plants are grown commercially in many countries and every kind has some special properties. The most popular are poppy seeds from England, Australia, Holland, and Spain.

Health Benefits

Poppy seeds from Spain are dark gray, almost black in color. The most important health benefits offered by them are:

Poppy seeds serve as a rich source of essential minerals.
They provide your body with large amounts of iodine, calcium, manganese, magnesium, iron, zinc and copper. Therefore, including them in your diet reduces the risk of developing diseases caused by deficiencies of these elements, like osteoporosis, heart disease, cancer, etc.

They provide your body with important vitamins.
Like with the minerals, poppy seeds help prevent vitamin deficiencies because they are packed with these essential elements. B vitamins make up the most of their nutritional value in this regard, especially thiamin (100 g of seeds contain 71% of the required daily dose). These vitamins affect metabolism and thereby influence your overall health.

They lower “bad” (LDL) cholesterol.
Poppy seeds from Spain are full of oleic acid, which is a mono-unsaturated fat that helps control the level of LDL cholesterol in your blood and boosts the level of “good” HDL cholesterol.

Poppy seeds assist your digestion by providing your body with dietary fiber.
The fiber you get from these seeds is metabolically inert. It effectively absorbs liquids and toxins from your intestines and facilitates bowel movements. Therefore, poppy seeds serve as an excellent detox aid. 100 grams of raw seeds provide you with 51% of the required daily dose of dietary fiber.

They calm nerves and help treat some nervous system disorders.
Dried poppy seeds contain miniscule amounts of opium alkaloids. This allows them to have a positive calming effect on your nervous system and can help alleviate most pains. Please note that unlike the alkaloids derived from young poppy plants, the elements in dried mature seeds are completely safe and non-addictive. Extracts from them are used in some pharmaceutical drugs and are a popular ingredient in many natural remedies.

Poppy seeds are the safest for people prone to food allergies. They are also perfectly safe for both pregnant women and children when consumed in reasonable amounts.

Sports players and personnel who need to go through drug tests need to know that eating a lot of foods that contain these seeds can make them test positive for opiates (codeine, morphine, etc.). While the amounts of these elements in your system will not be high enough to produce any narcotic effects, the test results can cause a great variety of problems.

Usage Tips

Poppy seeds are mostly used as a condiment in pastries because they release most of their flavor when heated. They can be sprinkled on toasts, salads, or other foods similar to sesame seeds. Poppy kernels are a great addition to many sauces, especially when ground.

5 out of 5 DISAPPOINTED AND DECEIVED

rnskmkim
– August 1, 2017

I was tricked into buying this inferior product because when I typed in “poppy seeds, England” these came up. Even the customer service rep I spoke with said they did not specify the country of origin on the site. She also said they would have to send a return shipping label to me so I could send them back. Now they are arguing with both matters. I will be going back to “We Got Nuts”. I liked this company’s product but not enough to be treated like a fool!!

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Kat
– August 1, 2017

Hello Kim, please see my emails which do have return shipping label attached to them and we are happy to take the product back so that we can refund your account. If you are not able to print the label, we’ll be happy to mail it to you. We are not tricking you in any way, once you type in English poppy seeds, the net / the web and all the search engines do search for all the words in the sentence and not for a particular sentence. I also mentioned, that you can see the Origin of the seeds in the Additional Info, on every single product we have, on our site. We are very transparent about our products and believe in customer service, thus our company is on the market for a long time, servicing clients. Please read other reviews and you’ll will see that we are not into doing business wrong and are always happy to explain and assist. I’m looking forward to your email so that I can resolve your case in a timely fashion.

5 out of 5

catherine.a
– July 27, 2017

It’s always good when an item shows up before the estimated due date, and I had that experience. It arrived safely and well packaged. The seeds are sold in a secure bag. This was then encased in cushioning that prevented any punctures or tears. I did not lose any product.

3 out of 5 Has Been Good Until Now

Richard
– January 15, 2017

I have ordered this product multiple times and each time the product has been excellent. However, the last order I received, I found the seeds were washed and contained a chemical smell and taste. Seeds were mostly gray. Previous color was dark blue/black. Highly disappointed! This ruins my end product. If this is the new standard, I will have to reevaluate this product with a much lower rating and move back to my previous supplier. Hope this is just a one time fluke. Waiting to see how my complaint is handled.

5 out of 5

Wendy2
– March 25, 2016

I make a lot of poppy seed coffee cake. Food To Live Poppy seeds are nice, clean and consistent. Arrives quickly at a good price. Because of nice quality I have added the Smitten Kitchen poppy seed lemon cake and hibiscus tea poppy seed shortbread to my repertoire.

4 out of 5

JohnR
– October 7, 2015

great product, my only complaint is that product has occasionally been packaged with other items that have punched a hole in the bag and I end up with seeds all over the inside of the box, a little bubble wrap and this would be a five star seller all the way!

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